Definitions for defense
dɪˈfɛns or, esp. for 7,9 , ˈdi fɛnsde·fense

Princeton's WordNet(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. defense, defence, defensive measurenoun

   (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies

   "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program"

2. defense, defencenoun

   protection from harm

   "sanitation is the best defense against disease"

3. defense, defence, defending teamnoun

   (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring

   "his teams are always good on defense"

4. defense, defence, vindicationnoun

   the justification for some act or belief

   "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"

5. defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defencenoun

   (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

6. Department of Defense, Defense Department, United States Department of Defense, Defense, DoDnoun

   the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947

7. defense, defence, defense team, defense lawyersnoun

   the defendant and his legal advisors collectively

   "the defense called for a mistrial"

8. refutation, defense, defencenoun

   the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions

   "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"; "in defense he said the other man started it"

9. defense, defence, defense force, defence forcenoun

   an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack

   "he joined the defense against invasion"

10. defensive structure, defense, defencenoun

    a structure used to defend against attack

    "the artillery battered down the defenses"

11. defense, defence, denial, demurrernoun

    a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him

    "he gave evidence for the defense"

12. defense, defencenoun

    the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury

    "a good boxer needs a good defense"; "defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. defensenoun

   The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.

   Etymology: : From the French défense, itself from Latin defensa, "protection".

2. defensenoun

   Anything employed to oppose attack(s).

   Etymology: : From the French défense, itself from Latin defensa, "protection".

3. defensenoun

   An argument in support or justification of something.

   Etymology: : From the French défense, itself from Latin defensa, "protection".

4. defensenoun

   Government policy or structure related to the military.

   Department of Defense

   Etymology: : From the French défense, itself from Latin defensa, "protection".

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Defensenoun

   alt. of Defence

2. Defenseverb

   to furnish with defenses; to fortify

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Defense

   In many team sports, defense or defence is the action of preventing an opponent from scoring. The term may also refer to the tactics involved in defense, or a sub-team whose primary responsibility is defense. Similarly, a defense player or defender is a player who is generally charged with preventing the other team's forwards from being able to bear down directly on their own team's goalkeeper. Such intention exist in association football, ice hockey, water polo and many other sports.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. defense

   In military law, is the defendant’s answer to the plea; an opposing or denial of the truth or validity of the plaintiff’s case; the method of proceeding adopted by the defendant to protect himself against the plaintiff’s action.

2. defense

   In fortification, consists of all sorts of works that cover and defend the opposite posts; as flanks, parapets, casements, etc.

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1. defense

   The defense symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the defense symbol and its characteristic.

Matched Categories

1. • Answer
   • Executive Department
   • Justification
   • Military
   • Military Action
   • Organization
   • Process
   • Protection
   • Psychoanalytic Process
   • Structure

How to pronounce defense?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say defense in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of defense in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of defense in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of defense in a Sentence

1. Nick Pope:

   The study was highly classified and extremely sensitive, not least because the MoD consistently told parliament, the media and the public that UFOs were of limited interest and ‘no defense significance’, our concern was that if the existence of the study became known, it would have exposed an internal position on the phenomenon that was different from our public position.

2. Larry Elder:

   This woman who tried to break the contract, not to compete and then accused me of hitting on her, that's how, that's how she put it. If you had seen her, you would know that the picture would be a complete defense. I'm just saying.

3. Texas Solicitor General Stone:

   This statute on its own terms specifically incorporates as a matter of state law the undue-burden defense as articulated by this court in Casey and subsequent cases.

4. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan:

   We will offer some deals to Kuwait that are beneficial to both countries, especially deals on defense.

5. Malcolm X:

   I don’t even call it violence when it’s in self defense; I call it intelligence.

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